Pregnancy is the waiting time for a small miracle that will change a woman's life beyond recognition. But, unfortunately, not everyone can conceive a child without problems. What determines the probability of pregnancy, by what means and ways can it be increased? That's what we’ll talk about.
The first thing you need to pay attention to if you want to get pregnant faster is the menstrual cycle, the beginning of which is considered the first day of menstruation. Conventionally, it can be divided into three phases:
From 1 to 14 days of the cycle - egg maturation.
14-16 day - the egg enters the fallopian tube (ovulation), where it meets the sperm.
15-17 days and before the start of the next menstruation, the corpus luteum phase passes. At this time, a yellow body appears at the site of the follicle that "released" the egg , and the uterus is about to take the fetus, that is, it is preparing for pregnancy. If it does not occur, then menstruation appears.
The greatest probability of pregnancy occurs at the time of ovulation, i.e. from 14 to 16 days of the cycle. But it is known that sperm have the property of living in the body of a woman from 2 to 6 days. Therefore, if there was sexual intercourse (unprotected) a week before ovulation, then there is a chance that fertilization will occur. This method is called the calendar, that is, women, looking at the days of the cycle, calculate the most favorable (or vice versa) days for conception.
Also, the calendar method is used to protect against unwanted pregnancy. In this case, the first 12 days of the cycle are considered the safest time. It was at this time that many women categorically refuse to use a condom. But doctors convince patients that the female body is unpredictable and individual - and therefore you can get pregnant on all days of the menstrual cycle. This applies especially to those women in whom it unexpectedly changes - the number of critical days is either increasing, or they have arrived a little ahead of schedule. Therefore, those who use this method should not rely on the fact that the probability of pregnancy without a condom on the so-called “safe days” is small.
In order to determine the egg release time, you can try to maintain a special calendar in which the basal temperature is recorded. And pharmacies also sell ovulation tests, some of them analyze the composition of saliva, which, incidentally, is very convenient to use.
There are not so rare cases when taking many hormonal drugs (for the treatment of diseases or contraceptives) leads to a malfunction in a woman's body, after which she cannot become pregnant. Therefore, you should stop taking these drugs a few months before the planned conception.
To increase the likelihood of pregnancy, you need to ensure that all the vitamins necessary for this enter the female body . This is especially true for folic and ascorbic acids and vitamin E, which are found in leafy green vegetables, carrots, cabbage, beans and bran. But smoking and alcohol should be completely abandoned. After all, nicotine, which enters the body of a woman, interferes with the normal maturation of the follicle, and alcohol does not allow progesterone to be secreted in the amount necessary for a favorable conception.
Abortion is one of the most difficult gynecological operations. Often, many women, having made it, soon wonder about the possibility of bearing a child. The likelihood of pregnancy after an abortion depends on a large number of factors. These include the general state of health and the hormonal system of a woman, heredity, the duration of a previous pregnancy, etc. Therefore, some women manage to get pregnant as soon as possible, while others have to wait several months or even years.